90th anniversary of the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Warsaw

In the academic year 2024/2025 we celebrate the 90th anniversary of ethnology and cultural anthropology at the University of Warsaw.

Schedule of celebrations

December 18, 2024
Inauguration of celebrations - opening of the exhibition 90 years of ethnology at the University of Warsaw [1]
The exhibition was presented in the corridor of the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw, ul. Żurawia 4, 1st floor.

February 26, 2025
A walk with Krzysztof Braun around places related to ethnology at the University of Warsaw [2]

March 12, 2025
Opening of the Gabinet Gallery and vernissage of Julia Ciunowicz's exhibition "Fiber and Shelter" [3]

May 19-20, 2025
National conference Memory, Engagement, Futur [4]

Program

MONDAY 19.05.2025 - Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Warsaw, Żurawia 4

14.00-14.30 Grand opening of the celebrations

14.30-16.00 Where from, where, where to? It's us.

16.30-19.00 Not only science: talks, events

TUESDAY 20.05.2025 - Warsaw, Kazimierzowski Palace, Senate Hall, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28

10.00-11.30 On the Vilnius-Warsaw timeline

Anna Engelking

Anna Malewska-Szałygin [5]

Magdalena Zowczak [6]

12.00-14.00 Towards responsibility... 20 years later. Discussion panel on engaged anthropology

Participants: Monika Baer, Marcin Brocki, Michał Buchowski, Julia Buyskykh, Agnieszka Caban, Agnieszka Kościańska [7], Magdalena Siemaszko, Robert Statkiewicz

Moderator: Magdalena Radkowska-Walkowicz [8]

14.00-15.00 lunch

15.15- 16.45 Places of anthropology - voices of young people

May 20-22, 2025
Student conference Places of Anthropology [9]

June 9-11, 2025
International conference Togetherness, Solidarity, Relational Knowledge. Towards a Convivial Anthropology [10]

Photo report >> [11]

Conference recordings >> [12]

Wishes for the 90th anniversary of the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Warsaw from Kirsten Hastrup, Michael Herzfeld, Frances Pine, and Paul Stoller >> [13]